ATIP Junior Officer – Developmental Program (Anticipatory)

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When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

What is a Developmental Program?
Through the Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Officers developmental program, managers recruit and develop qualified individuals interested in a career in the ATIP Secretariat with the Department of Natural Resources Canada. It is an entry-level program and participants are expected to complete a series of activities and training courses to develop their competencies as they progress in the Program. At the end of the Program, successful candidates are normally promoted to a Senior ATIP Advisor position (PM-04).

Successful candidates will be appointed into the Program at the PM-01 occupational group and level. Participants are required to complete all the assignments and training requirements defined for each developmental phase. Upon successful completion of each phase and demonstration of the competencies required to function at the next level, they will be promoted to the next level of the Program.

The program length varies according to individual competencies and progression but is approximately four to six years from the point that the participant is hired to completion of the development.

The positions to be staffed are located in Ottawa (Ontario). When submitting your application, you will be invited to take an on-line reasoning test. Applicants with the higher scores will then be invited to do a second supervised test, held in one of the following locations: Vancouver, Toronto, Gatineau, Montreal and Halifax, whichever is the closest to their homes. It is your responsibility to make yourself available on the date and at the location of the test.

ALL CANDIDATES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR TRAVEL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH EXAMINATION DURING THIS SELECTION PROCESS. No reimbursement will be made by the department.

The Government of Canada is committed to building a skilled workforce that is representative of Canada's diversity, which includes the recruitment of Canadian Veterans and releasing Canadian Armed Forces personnel:

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/public-service-jobs/canadian-armed-forces-members-veterans.html

We encourage applicants to identify any abilities, competencies, and/or experiences acquired through employment with the Canadian Armed Forces where applicable.

Work environment

At Natural Resources Canada, a Federal government job means developing leadership skills, fostering teamwork, and supporting creativity and innovation. We know it takes people from diverse pools of talent to make this happen. That is why we are looking for people like you. As an employee at Natural Resources Canada you can enjoy diverse employment opportunities, a range of career development programs, and a learning culture that supports you to learn on an ongoing basis. We support balancing your work and private life by offering the benefits of flexible work arrangements.

The Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Secretariat is the Department's centre of expertise on the release of information requested under the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act. These requests come from all sectors of Canadian society, and include consultations on requests received by other federal institutions.

The Secretariat also offers advice and recommendations regarding the implementation of this legislation in departmental policies and procedures.

Intent of the process

A pool of candidates will be established through this process to staff identical or similar positions at the PM-01 group and level within Natural Resources Canada with various tenures (determinate period or permanent), various language requirements (English Essential, French Essential, English or French Essential, or Bilingual), linguistic requirements (imperative and/or non-imperative) and profile(s) (BBB/BBB, CBC/CBC, CCC/CCC, etc.), various security requirements (Reliability status or Secret clearance), various conditions of employment and for various locations.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

A secondary school diploma or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Degree equivalency

• Experience in identifying problems and developing solutions.
• Experience in conducting research activities.

NOTE: You must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the education and experience requirements listed in the essential qualifications and other qualifications section. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. It is not sufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current duties.APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THE CANDIDATE MEETS THE SCREENING CRITERIA MAY NOT BE GIVEN FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
Bilingual Imperative BBB/BBB
English Essential

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to plan work to meet deadlines.
• Ability to conduct research from a variety of sources.

• Effective interpersonal relationships
• Thoroughness
• Reasoning
• Reliability
• Autonomy
• Client service

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

• Experience in an ATIP office as an ATIP clerk or an ATIP administrative officer; or previous work experience as a liaison officer where a substantive portions of duties related to assisting in the ATIP process.
• Experience in using an electronic tracking system.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice.

Tests

Cognitive Ability - Level 1

Applicants must complete the Unsupervised Internet Test of Cognitive Ability - Level 1 as part of the screening for this selection process. This test assesses general problem solving and reasoning ability. You will have 60 minutes to complete the test. You must complete the test before you submit your application for this position.

For more information, please consult: Unsupervised Internet Test of Cognitive Ability - Level 1

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the targeted groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

The hiring organization will accept applications on-line only. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button “Apply Online” below. Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate’s responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application

Candidates may be required to pay relocation costs associated with this selection process.

Random selection and/or top-down selection may be used at any time during the process to identify which applicants will be further assessed.

An interview may be conducted.

A written examination may be administered.

Reference checks may be sought.

Those selected for an interview should be prepared to provide the names of their references. Some or all of these individuals may be contacted. References must have an in-depth and direct knowledge of your work, and must be able to answer specific questions pertaining to your achievements and strengths.
Candidates will also be required to bring proof of their education credentials, in the form of a diploma or official transcript (original documents only).

We thank all applicants for their interest in our position(s). For the purpose of this staffing process, only candidates selected for further assessment will be contacted.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.